Why is the LeMat or Colt Paterson and Walker so popular popular with writers。I just finished this complete series and one thing stands out。 This author and so many others seem to have a fixation with writing about picturesque but obsolete firearms。 The Lemat was a very limited production revolver popular with the Confederates mainly because Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard liked them and many ran the blockade to the south。 But the Paterson？ When introduced it was an under powered small caliber Why is the LeMat or Colt Paterson and Walker so popular popular with writers。I just finished this complete series and one thing stands out。 This author and so many others seem to have a fixation with writing about picturesque but obsolete firearms。 The Lemat was a very limited production revolver popular with the Confederates mainly because Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard liked them and many ran the blockade to the south。 But the Paterson？ When introduced it was an under powered small caliber handgun with a folding trigger for gosh sakes。 The post civil war west had many better guns available， such as the 1860 Colt Army or better yet， the 1858 New Model Remington。 Good yarns but weakened by poor gun choices。 。。。more